Isa 18:5 | HCSB | STEP | For before the harvest , when the blossoming is over and the blossom becomes a ripening grape , He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife , and tear away and remove the branches .

Isaiah 18:5

5 For before the harvest, when the blossoming is over
and the blossom becomes a ripening grape,
He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife,
and tear away and remove the branches.